Gridania, the forest nation blessed by the elementals

Gridania is a city-state in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

Your starting city is determined by the Class you choose during Character Creation

Description[edit]

Gridania is a vibrant forest nation cradled in the bosom of nature

Continent[edit]

Aldenard (Eastern Reaches)

Favored Deity[edit]

Nophica

Features[edit]

Forest Nation

Mosaic Waterways

Wooden Structures

Classes that start here[edit]

Archer

Conjurer

Lancer

Background[edit]

The city of Gridania lies slap-bang in the middle of the Black Shroud—the biggest, lushest forest in all Eorzea. Though it ain’t near as lush as it used to be, sayin' that. Not since the Calamity laid half of it to waste. The destruction prompted a herd of new nasties to move in, an' gave the Ixal unneeded encouragement. Birdman raids've become a daily occurrence.

Hostilities[edit]

The Ixal and various gangs of common bandits provide an unending supply of trouble—trouble compounded by the ever-present threat of the Garlean Empire to the north. And that is to say nothing of the Calamity...